This book will take you to Pompeii, to the blooming and rich city of ancient Italy, where the Greeks and Romans lived - skillful artisans, builders and sculptors. They were great workers and cheerful people. They erected temples, palaces and theaters, admired brave gladiators and sang songs in honor of the goddess Vesta, the patroness of the hearth. They did not know that the long-extinct volcano Vesuvius is fraught with terrible power.